Managing Your Life

We are all architects of our own lives.

We need life management skills to live an effective life.

Some people have an innate talent for management. Whether it's their personal finance, a team, their daily activity plans. While others leave the management to others.

Where are you? Do you have the tendency to allow others to take the lead on things? Do you feel uncomfortable when people look at you for directions? Can you recognize the moments where you need to step in? Can you detest the orgnizational nuances? Can you assess what drives people's certain opinions?

These are all good skills to have.

It takes some self-evaluation and self-reflection to know where you are.

I did mine and I realize I'm on the verge of becoming a manager. I used to defer everything to others, probably because I had not really proactively managed things when I was growing up.

You need to know where you want to go, where you want the team to go with you.
You drive hard for the team to work towards that direction while making necessary adjustments along the way.
You are not afraid of being firm.
You are not afraid of giving directions.
You are open to others' opinions, but you are brave enough to synthesize and pull people back on track.

This is my 18 months of learning as a first time manager. (manager of 2.5 virtual teams.)